Dispensing-can closure



J, H. HOWARD.

DISPENSING CAN CLOSURE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1919.

1 43,825. Patented June 15, 1920.

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JAMES HATTEN HOWARD, OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

DISPENSING-CAN CLOSURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1920.

Application filed July 10, 1919. Serial No. 309,974.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. HowAnp, a citizen of the United States, and a res1- dent of Jacksonville, in the county of Duval and State of' Florida, have invented a new and Improved Dispensing-Can Closure, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvementsin dispensing can closures, an object of the 1nvention being to provide a device of the character stated, which, when operated, opens the outlet of the can, causes a forceful ejection of a portion of the contents thereof and then closes the outlet. i

A further object is to provide a dlspensing can closure which causes a uniform discharge at each operation and prevents wastage through careless operation, such as is customary with the ordinary can closure.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will. be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view in end elevation illustrating my improvements;

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in longitudinal section showing the can in inverted position.

1 represents a receptacle, such as an ordinary powder can for tooth powder, toilet powder, or any other suitable material, having an outlet 3 in its closed end 2. The outlet 3 is located at one side of the center of the end 2, and a closure 4 normally closes the outlet 3. This closure 4. is preferably in the form of a lever fulcrumed between its ends on a pin 5 supported in brackets 6 secured to the end 2, and a spring 7 is located between the closure 4 and the end 2 normally holding the closure in its closed position covering the outlet 3. An ejector 8 is secured to the closure 4, is located mainly within the receptacle 1 and movable at its narrower portion through a slot 9 in the end 2 communicating with the outlet 3.

The closure 4 and the ejector 8 are of general spoon or paddle shape so that when either is against the end 2, the outlet 3 will be effectually closed. The normal positions of the closure 4 and the ejector 8 are indi.

cated by full lines in Fig. 3, and the other extreme positions are indicated by dotted lines in the same figure.

The operation is as follows: when the closure 4 is moved on its pivot 5 from the position shown in full lines to that in dotted lines in Fig. 3, a given quantity of powder from the can will be allowed to pass through the outlet 3 and will be forcibl ejected by means of the ejector 8, which then closes the outlet 3. When the closure 4 is released, the spring 7 will return the parts to normal position.

Various slight changes may be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without de arting from the invention, and hence I db not limit myself to the precise details set forth but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a receptacle having an outlet therein, and a slot communicating with the outlet, a closure pivotally supported on the receptacle, an ejector secured to the closure located mainly within the receptacle and movable in the said slot, and a spring normally holding the closure over the outlet.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a receptacle, an end on the receptacle having an outlet therein, brackets onv said end, a closure constituting a lever pivotally supported between its ends by said brackets, one end of said closure normally covering the outlet, a spring interposed between one end of the closure and the receptacle end, and a combined ejector and closure secured to the first-mentioned closurle and located mainly within the receptac e.

JAMES HATTEN HOIVARD. 

